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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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(4%), Radius & Ulnar ... Small muscles of hand ... Thumb flexion at IP ... index finger at DIP ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... - Radial Nerve Injury ... Ulnar Nerve Injury ... - Median Nerve Injury ... Diagnosis #MSK #Orthopedics
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Fracture of proximal ulnar ... onto outstretched hand ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... DC with orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Stress Test in LCL Injury ... Interesting knee injury ... complete rupture and ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for Ulnar ... grip weakness caused ... by ulnar nerve ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #hand
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... : Hyperflexion injury ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
the patient's hips ... and needs flexed ... patient abducts and ... sciatica #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
External Snapping Hip Syndrome - Coxa Saltans

External snapping hip or coxa saltans: sliding of the iliotibial
External Snapping Hip ... External snapping hip ... the iliotibial band ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... along dorsum or ulnar ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... recommended if injury ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... characteristic "waiter's tip ... aracteristic "claw hand ... spared in this injury